October 8, 2008

Virginia Blue Ridge Region Internet Safety 101^® Town Hall (Oct. 8)

Enough Is Enough^® & Virginia PTA Present: Internet Safety 101^®: Empowering Parents Blue Ridge Region Internet Safety 101^® Town Hall

October 8, 2008

On October 8, 2008, Enough Is Enough^® will present Internet Safety 101^®: Empowering Parents, the groundbreaking teaching program for parents, guardians and educators to the Blue Ridge Region of Virginia, in partnership with the Virginia PTA. Virginia is the only state to host the program before a national launch in 2009. Each PTA and PTSA in Virginia will receive a free copy of the Internet Safety 101^® program thanks to a generous grant from Verizon who is also assisting in funding the town hall meetings. The Town Hall meetings will highlight one of the segments included on the four-part teaching resource contained on the Internet Safety 101^® DVD and provide attendees with the necessary information to be able to present the entire 101 program in their schools and communities.

The Blue Ridge Region Public Town Hall meeting includes PTAs and communities in the cities or counties of: Alleghany County, Greene County, Augusta County, Bedford County, Harrisonburg City, Bath County, Botetourt County, Nelson County, Buena Vista, Covington City, Page County, Highland County, Craig County, Rockingham County, Lexington City, Roanoke City, Shenandoah County, Rockbridge County, Roanoke County, Warren County, Staunton City, Salem City, and Waynesboro City.

In 2007, Virginia PTA formed an Internet Safety Task Force to work alongside Enough Is Enough^® on the development of key elements of the Internet Safety 101^® program which is based on interviews with law enforcement professionals, Internet safety experts, industry leaders, psychologists, researchers, clinicians, parents, teens and victims. The 101 program will cover topics including current and emerging online threats and will present information to educate and equip parents on safety basics that can be applied across all Internet-enabled devices.

The 101 program will cover topics including current and emerging online threats and will present information to educate and equip parents on safety basics that can be applied across all Internet-enabled devices. For information about the meeting, please visit the Virginia PTA's site or contact Dianne Florence, Immediate Past President of the Virginia PTA, at: dianneflorence@yahoo.com or 757.481.1173.